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Dear February: It’s Been Aces

It’s the last weekend of February and we’re still here! We made it through some serious THUNDERSNOW, a snowpacalypse, a mayoral race and no one called the cops on you when you slashed your neighbor’s car tire after he took the spot you spent hours digging out! In short, it has been real. Let’s send February off right, here are some suggestions for weekend fun.

There are a couple of great shows for you to choose from tonight:

* King Sparrow, Warm Ones, Hollus and Secret Colours will take the stage at Martyr’s, 9pm, 21+, $10

* Flabby Hoffman Presents: Soul Pollution at The Abbey Pub with special guests, Killmedia, Deep Space Pilots, The Flabby Hoffman Trio, Arlum and The Plastic Boots; 8pm, 21+, $8.00 advance / $10.00 at door

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Saturday: I’ll be at the sold-out Smith Westerns show at the Empty Bottle but if you didn’t get a ticket head over to Subterranean where our friends Houses will be on the bill with Baths and Braids, 17+, 9:30p, $10.

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Sunday: If you didn’t get one of the exclusive invites to the Naughty Librarian’s place for the Oscar viewing (i.e. snark) party then Cobra Lounge is where you can find some fun with Kansas City quartet Making Movies return to Chicago. Flash Decker and you’ll get a free shot!

Summer’s Last Hurrah

I’m getting ready to head out the door and induce a music coma at North Coast Festival but before I do let’s talk about some of the fun stuff going on around town this long weekend:

First up is Brighton Park Fest. Starting tomorrow you can head out to Archer Ave (between Sacramento & Kedzie) for food, rides and 2 stages of live music featuring local acts: [.DESCARGA.] (my favorite latin alternative band), Maladicto, Legion, Soul Pollution, Maria Blues Trio, the lovely La Gitana, Malafacha and DJs Angelfuk and Nando to name just a few.  Descarga’s very own Jose Calvo says, “people should come out and enjoy this festival because it’s something special for the community, there are few festivals like this in the city that celebrate latino unity, but the number of them is growin! So come out and enjoy the food, the rides, the arts, and the music, which will be awesome because the line ups are made up of talented local latino bands. I am very honored to be part of this great festival.”

Also, don’t forget that last weekend’s featured girl crush, Rita J will be at Schuba’s Saturday night with Bumpus.

Jazz Fest returns to Grant Park and the always awesome Chuchito Valdez goes on Saturday at 5.

Lastly, the inaugural run of Joyous Outdoor Event (J.O.E.) kicks off at South Belmont Harbor this weekend featuring a main stage ‘curated’ by the Metro and Smart Bar and will include hometown rocks The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir Saturday at 7p.  A $15 ticket gets you all day general admission, for $25 you get all day access plus entrance to that evening’s main stage.  You can get the full schedule and more info HERE.

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Labor Day Weekend! Check back for North Coast recaps, follow me on Twitter for live updates and check out the Facebook page for more photos and video.

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